Wow, I can't stop telling people about this book! It's extremely engrossing and a quick read. It's told in the perspective of interviews, so it's all dialogue. It's honestly incredible how Taylor Jenkins Reid is about to tell a descriptive story in just dialogue. It gives off an Almost Famous vibe, so if you like other media involving rock stars, you will absolutely love this story!

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is one of my favorite books, so I was extremely excited to learn about her new book! They are both completely different stories, but both based off stardom. Anyway, I absolutely love her books!

Definitely check it out, you don't want to miss it! And it's already been picked up as a TV series!

*Thank you to Netgalley, Random House, and Ballantine Books for the ARC, for which I have given an honest and unbiased review*

This was such a fun book that I raced through. The format was different and I loved all the different voices, piecing together the story of Daisy Jones and The Six. I really wish this band was real so I could hear the music. It was described so well. Highly recommend.

Daisy Jones & The Six is about a fictional band from the seventies who broke up at the height of their career and no one knows why, until now. We learn of Daisy Jones’ beginnings as a 20 year-old woman who had been caught up in the LA party scene at a young age while having this incredible voice and talent that was hard to ignore. At the same time, The Six, fronted by Billy Dunne, was also making a name for themselves while dealing with the pressures of fame and family. Both Daisy and Billy are wild and passionate individuals, so when a producer puts them together, it embarks them all on a path they didn’t expect. Their story is written as an oral history / interview style and I was initially wary of the format but it 100% worked. It told the story in such an interesting way without losing character depth or development. The writing, the music setting and especially these flawed but heartbreaking characters just reeled me in. One comparison I couldn't help making constantly was that I felt like I was reading the book version of one of my favorite movies, Almost Famous. In fact, even though I knew that Daisy Jones and The Six weren't real, I still googled them anyway in the hopes they might be (or at the very least inspired by an existing band)! It’s a testament to Reid’s writing that they felt so real to me that I wanted to hear their music for myself. And if the upcoming Amazon adaption of this book really does happen, then I'll get my wish!

Do I recommend? I do! Like I said, I went in totally apprehensive and now it’s one of my 5 stars reads for 2019.

Daisy Jones and the Six tells the story of a band that hits it big in the 70s and abruptly quits. Told in the form of a script, the book feels as if it's a tell-all documentary, similar to Vh1's Behind the Music or E's True Hollywood Story (two shows which I watched every episode of and still miss, to be honest). The story of Daisy Jones, the quintessential flower child and amazing singer, and Billy, the lead singer/songwriter of The Six, is told from the perspectives of members of the band, Daisy, Billy, and a few others. It's compelling and I found myself wanting to Google the different characters, forgetting for moments that it is actually fiction. I've never read anything quite like it. There are so many amazing lines throughout this book, but this is one of my favorites- "Passion is...it's fire. And fire is great, man. But we're made of water. Water is how we keep living. Water is what we need to survive." As a fan of 70's hard rock, this is an essential novel.

Who doesn't love a good book about sex, drugs and rock 'n roll? This book gets it just right. Quite a room and I enjoyed every word.

I still haven't stopped thinking about this book half a month later. I'm so excited to reread the audio because I've heard absolutely amazing things.

Now, I wanna start by saying, this format may not be for everyone. I've read some reviews of people not connecting with the story because of the format, and that is 1000% valid. But, it totally worked for me. It made the book go by so fast for me. It feels almost like a documentary and I loved it.

The women in this book are such a highlight. Camila is my hero and I fell more and more in love with her throughout the book. She was sure of what she wanted and wasn't willing to let anyone get in the way of her happiness. She wanted Billy and didn't let anyone, not even Billy sabotage it. She was tough and determined and I loved her.

I also loved Karen so much. I didn't connect with her as much, but I loved how she knew what she wanted and wasn't willing to compromise. Sometimes being true to yourself is hard, but she knew what she needed to be happy and went for it.

I loved watching the growth of Daisy and the growth of the band and watching them come together. Now I just need this soundtrack to be real, cause I'll be listening to it day and night.

Omg this book was SO GOOD ! Why isn’t Daisy Jones & The Six a real band? Where is the albums? I kept having to remind myself that they weren’t real. I wanted to find their songs and listen to them or look up Daisy Jones.

Going into this book I didn’t know what I was expecting. I didn’t know much about the book expect that it was about a rock band. Once I started reading it I was h o o k e d. The interview style of the book really helped with me reading the book so fast. I was immediately hooked to these characters and their backstories. My favorite character was Daisy. I seen myself a lot in her. She was hurt. And scared and had a lot of pain that she didn’t know how to deal with and I just resonated with her a lot. I loved Billy as well. I loved the whole band and how everyone had their own story but still collectively told their story as a band. I really wish this band was real and I can look up articles and stream their music.

Fabulous! This was such a fun read that I just devoured and I absolutely loved the way the book was formatted.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book.

Rock On, and read this book!

Going in I knew it was written like an oral history MTV/Behind the Music of a fictional Fleetwood Mac-ish band. It worked. A roller coaster of all the ups downs loves heartbreaks of Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll of the 70's.

The author (who also wrote the excellent 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo) did a most excellent job on this one too.

I recently saw Fleetwood Mac and was teary through most of it and spent a lot of time figuring out why afterwards. MUSIC! A song can bring you back to the most wonderful or painful moments in your life. Unrequited love, mutual love that just can not be, love that will kill you. And the Stevie/Lindsey history and bond was in full display, you felt her love and pain for him, and saw the same in him. In many ways that's what this book is, Stevie/Lindsey, Ally/Jack, and now Daisy and Billy, (and insights into music writing, touring, managing your family while on the road, finding fame, just being in a band).

It was so REAL that I'm upset I can't hear their album, so I'm listening to Rumors and watching videos of Landslide and Silver Springs instead. I look forward to see what they do with the movie.

LOVED THIS BOOK!
I started reading on Kindle, but immediately switched to Audible, since the book is narrated by a cast of unique voices and characters.
I highly recommend this version because the narrative is made up of "interviews" of Daisy Jones, Billy Dunn & the band members, their entourage, manager and producer.

I was a teenager in the 1970's and can totally relate to reading about the lifestyles of the rockstars at that time.
The unique "interview" format made the whole book very interesting and real to me. The author must have lived with musicians &/or carefully researched everything about the music business, it felt so authentic.
Some of Billy's lines came off as typical, preachy stuff that a very self-important recovering addict would say and Daisy's character seemed as if she thought any word she spoke was a pearl of wisdom, but they were both pampered perfomers and everybody worshipped them.

The dynamics of the group were well explored and overall, each character was well fleshed out and seemed like a real person, even the minor characters played an important part of the whole story.
I wish so much that their award winning album was real, I can hear the awesome rock music and vocals in my mind and I wish I could hear it in real life.

I received an Advanced Review Copy of Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid from the Publisher Ballatine Books (Random House) through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: This book is like reading a behind the musics documentary, which in theory might not sound great, but it's a lot more than that. This is the story of a band in the late 70's and their rise to fame, the main characters of the novel are telling the story of the bands rise and fall, years later. It's very raw and addictive.

What I Loved: The way this book is written in such a unique format and just pulls you in because of its unique format. The story of a band rising to fame is fascinating in itself, but the format really assists. Also, the characters are so interesting and even when they're unlikeable, you can't help but hope they pull themselves together. It felt really realistic, and the stories felt like they could be happening. Also, the ending is just super shocking and I really needed to sit with it.

What I didn’t like so much: I can't really think of much that I didn't like. This was a really great book and it didn't hold any punches. Sometimes the drugs could be a lot but it was also important to the book.

Who Should Read It: People who love classic rock. People who love 'behind the scenes' type book. People who love realistic characters. Anybody, really.

General Summary: The behind the music in book form of a classic rock band, where the characters are real and cheerworthy.

Absolutely stunning! I have read all of Taylor Jenkins Reid's novels, and have enjoyed seeing her experiment with narrative structure. In The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Reid managed to make the frame story just as rich and compelling as the long, twisty tale of Evelyn's life. In Maybe in Another Life, she skillfully juggled to wildly diverging plots. And now, in Daisy Jones & the Six, in spite of an interview format that could easily feel dry or overly spare, Reid's characters are so deeply and lovingly characterized that I was hooked by the end of the first chapter. Daisy Jones absolutely lives up to Evelyn Hugo—a complex, imperfect, and feminist character, hardworking almost in spite of herself. The supporting characters (including the delightful Karen Karen!) have compelling sub-plots. Reid tackles serious subjects (drug and alcohol abuse, abortion) accurately and sensitively.

This novel is getting a ton of hype and five-star reviews and I just don't get it. I found this fictional story of a late- 60s band on the rise to be entertaining enough, but nothing special. I love music and scene-y settings for stories, but this had me wondering when I was going to see what everybody else sees in this. I read it all in a sitting, and it held my interest, but just. Daisy Jones herself is a total MPDG and completely annoying, and we really don't get to know the whole band. I think The Six are supposed to be Fleetwood Mac, only with extra people. Graham and Karen are fleshed out more than Eddie and Pete, who are each complete ciphers, but the book is mostly about Daisy and Billy as co-leads of the Six. This makes sense, and I did enjoy the songwriting scenes. Both of them are assholes, but I found myself liking Billy a bit and wanting more development of the Camilla character, as she seemed to be his anchor. Too bad she was just the saintly wife who we never really get to know. I find this book completely frustrating to review because it's like there's nothing to it.

There was a lot of hype leading up to the release of Daisy Jones and the Six, so much hype that I almost didn’t read it. Sometimes I like to go against the grain but for this book it would have been a huge mistake!

I was able to read an ARC kindle version thanks to @Booksparks and @netgalley and have since ordered a hard copy to keep. This is definitely a story I would read again in the future, recommend to basically everyone and borrow out semi-begrudgingly!

Daisy is a gorgeous phenom (voice like an angel) who has zero cares in the world. She is fueled by booze, drugs and the music that she writes and sings. The Six are an up and coming rock band led by singer/guitarist/keyboardist Billy Dunne. The setting is around what is now considered the age of classic rock, a genre I love despite never living through the era. The two come together in what becomes the best pairing since peanut butter and jelly! The best part is you feel connected to the band and want to hear their songs. While it feels like a biography of a real life band unfortunately Daisy Jones and The Six are all a work of fiction.
This is the first TJR book I have read and loved the style. It was like reading an interview with the entire band where each persons’ memory of the events were represented. I felt the format made for a super easy read and also provided ample areas for “good stopping points” if you are like me and want to put a book down at the end of a chapter or an obvious breaking point. Overall, it reminded me of watching a documentary or episode of behind the music and I can completely see how this will translate beautifully to tv - as long as the right people are cast!!! Honestly this is a book I would recommend and not just because it’s the popular opinion. Even if you know nothing of rock music I would still suggest trying out this unique and extremely well written novel.

Where do I start with this review? This book was incredible. I absolutely loved the interview style- I found it very refreshing. I love the many different view points and how they all reflected each other. I loved the “Almost Famous” feel to the music and the time period. I love that the author included the lyrics to the songs I fell in love with without hearing ever hearing the music.

A must read for anyone who feels a connection to music in their soul.

Thank you thank you thank you to Netgalley for an advanced reader copy.

Coming off Oscar hits like A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody, this book fit right in to the rock and roll genre of today’s obsession. What an amazing book and an incredible love story! I did not want this book to end. The characters, timing and the way they were brought to life made an incredible reading experience. I will be in a very long book hangover from Daisy. Wish I could read it again for the first time. It deserves all the hype and definitely an Oscar!!!!

Daisy: Just how honest do we have to get here? I know I told you I’d tell you everything but how much “everything” do you really want to know?

Daisy Jones & The Six was one of the biggest rock bands of the 70s but following the end of their first tour, the band broke up without ever revealing why. In this documentary-style novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid brings to life a fictional band while revealing their rapid rise to fame and an even faster descent.

Does anyone remember VH1’s Behind the Music? Back in the day when the internet wasn’t nearly as impressive and your favorite bands definitely weren’t on social media, music fans had Behind the Music. These documentaries featured interviews with the band, friends/family, managers, and anyone else that had an interesting story to tell about the band. Daisy Jones & The Six reads exactly like an episode set in the 70s replete with band drama and rampant drug abuse. The story effectively strips away the veneer that gets built up around celebrities, exposing their vulnerability and weaknesses, and revealing them as being no different than anyone else. The songs they write were the soundtrack to their drama-filled lives, forcing them to experience it all again and again with each new performance. The entire novel is essentially one massive interview, with each individual giving their perspective on what occurred which didn’t always coincide with someone else’s account but considering all the drug use and the many decades that have passed, I suppose that’s understandable.

While I found the style of the story to be a nice change of pace, unfortunately, the style managed to undermine the story as a whole. The emphasis on the importance of their song-writing and the feelings that the verses cultivated was something I wanted to be able to feel through reading about it, but it didn’t translate well on page. There was a definite lack of connection and I simply never found a reason to be invested in the lives of these individuals. Their story was an unending loop of song-writing, performing, drama, and partying yet you know it’s all building up to something big and my curiosity had me flying through this novel. I realized when the big reveal came that a greater investment in the characters was vital to feeling anything other than letdown when it actually came. Still an interesting novel for anyone looking for a glimpse into the craziness of music in the 70s.

I'm so glad I read this truly unique book! I was fairly young in the seventies but still remember the music and watching bands on television, wishing I could be one of them. But the backstory of this fictional band proves that famous people's lives are not always happy and as glamorous as they appear. Their lives were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll while struggling to love and raise families like normal people and they were all somewhat broken. The author does a fantastic job of putting you right back in the era and reliving the events with the band. Would love to see this made into a movie!

Daisy Jones & the Six is one of those books that will have cross-generational appeal. If you’re a rock music fan and can appreciate a good rock documentary, you’re gonna want to read this one. Reese Witherspoon just named it as her March book club pick and Amazon is making it into a TV show so it’s gonna explode (@reesesbookclubxhellosunshine #loveofstory).

Daisy Jones is a young, rich, beautiful, and precocious free spirit who frequents the hottest clubs on Sunset Boulevard in her bare feet in the late 60s. By the early 70s, she’s entered her twenties and has garnered attention for her voice as well as her persona. The Six is a band led by the enigmatic Billy Dunne. Their fame is on the rise but will absolutely erupt once Billy and Daisy join forces. What follows is sex, drugs, and rock and roll, y’all. Through a series of “interviews” presented documentary style, the story’s narrator attempts to discover the reason for the band’s break up at the absolute height of their popularity.

I read this as an ARC months before the book’s release (tomorrow, March 5). I may have to reread it - either in audiobook format (I see it’s narrated by a full cast, color me intrigued), or just a traditional read EXCEPT reading while listening to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors. See, readers will compare Daisy and Billy to many different rock icons. For me, they were clearly Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham. A fun and quick read that will have you absolutely craving good music.

I really loved Daisy Jones. I knew I would- 70s classic rock is some of my favorite music and I loved Taylor Jenkins Reid’s last book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. That said, I think this story will appeal to a lot of readers. (No need to be a rabid music fan!) Daisy Jones is such a memorable, gritty character and the unique story-telling style is not to be missed. I really want to listen to this on audio now! The characters were so vivid and I had to keep reminding myself that they're (sadly) not real.